She wanted a refined wildflower vibe, inspired by the summer season. He wanted boutonnières that wouldn’t swallow a slim lapel. 

Together, Destiny and Rémi trusted me to design for May, for the coast, for the way seasonal color could move through their wedding day—bold, against the beach-side blue by the Beauport Hotel in Gloucester. 

Elegance comes easily here. Eclectic takes courage. As for bold, wild, and refined? That’s the kind of floral brief that makes me say, “Welcome. I’m so glad our paths crossed.”

D&R’s colorful wedding flowers became a study in edited abundance—luxury blooms placed with intention to spark joy and warmth without overpowering the ocean view.

French meets Puerto Rican? French heritage. Puerto Rican heritage. The cultural fusion alone demanded vivid seasonal blooms. Anything less would have been a disservice.

So, that’s where I began.

Photographer: Kadri Komo

Wanted: Beach Wedding Flowers That Don’t Block the View

Destiny was not afraid of color. Puerto Rico is in her blood. Bold colour is the baseline. More is more is more. 

As a first-generation Cuban American kid, I get it. I *live* for it. 

So when D&R went all in on a wedding wild with colorful seasonal florals, I knew exactly where to go: designs rooted in place, refined through a multi-cultural palette. Heritage written in flowers—different origins, textures, and colors sharing one composition.

Their only request? No arch or backdrop blooms blocking the stunning oceanfront view. Which, fair. 

The Atlantic doesn’t need embellishment. Destiny and Rémi chose the Beauport Hotel in Gloucester for it. Theirs was a vision for vibrant wildflowers that could stand with the sea, not against it. As full of movement as the tide itself, but just that little bit more refined. 

We considered clear pedestals and floating flowers. In the end, two gold brush stands lifted held clusters of blooms high enough to frame the horizon without intruding on it.

And honestly, I think it worked out beautifully. 

May Wedding Flowers Are Proof the Season Always Delivers

There’s not a season when I don’t absolutely geek out over something unusual—whether it’s a seed I’ve sown myself or a bloom sourced just in time.

And May? It’s the sweet spot for colorful wedding flowers.

Peak peony season— those wide, fleeting blooms that seem too delicate to hold in your hands, yet somehow anchor a whole scene with their presence.

For Destiny and Rémi’s Gloucester wedding, I sourced salmon saucer peonies that glowed luminous against the coastal blues. The season also offered up Icelandic poppies, feverfew, butterfly ranunculus, and sweet peas. And then we pushed even brighter.

Instead of matching bridesmaids’ flowers, we went for monobloom bouquets— each friend carrying her own flower type. Whimsical white feverfew for one, lavender sweet peas for another. Together, they looked like a living gallery of May’s magic.

Destiny’s bouquet pulled every stem together—an echo of her friends’ florals, a reflection of the season, a bundle that looked alive in her hands. 

The gents, in slim suits, got their own scaled-down details: butterfly ranunculus boutonnières. Bold in color, restrained in size.

That’s the gift of seasonal floral design: it gives you exactly what you need. Your colorful wedding flowers stay in conversation with the setting— not in competition with it.

Wild Summer Wedding Flowers Repurposed for the Moment

It’s rare for me to define any floral installation strictly by its name. What matters is how they move, how they shape a room, how they carry your story from one space to the next without losing impact. 

Destiny and Rémi’s back-of-aisle pieces were never meant to stay behind. They were built to be repurposed.

 “Do you want this wild moment for the sweetheart table?” I asked. 

“Yes, and let’s make it unforgettable.”

So we did. And in their reception portraits, you can see it: the two of them seated in a sea of summer wedding flowers, their table overflowing in waves of poppies and peonies. 

You’d swear they were picked specifically for their wedding photographer’s film stock. But no— the season had full sway. Poppies just know their cue. 

The rest of the reception struck a quieter balance. Simple bud vases scattered down ivory linens; long tables mixed with round. Glass added to wax-coated LED candles—an easy-to-miss detail, but one that elevatges the whole room. That’s (one of) the quiet perk(s) of working with a wedding florist: access to pieces that feel refined, never DIY.

Beauport Hotel Gloucester gave us two hours to set the scene. In that time, we built floral installs that echoed D & R’s oceanside ceremony— color doing the heavy lifting, wildflowers both effortless and refined. 

Their reception didn’t need more than that. 

Heart Set On Colorful, Seasonal Wedding Flowers in Gloucester?

The Atlantic doesn’t need an arch; it needs color. That’s what carried Destiny and Rémi’s wedding from aisle to reception—seasonal blooms in their brightest form, designed to frame the coast, not fight it.

If your heart’s set on waterfront wedding florals that feel as alive as the way you want to celebrate, I’d love to design them for you here in Gloucester. Guided by instinct. Inspired by your season.